"mlinzi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mlinzi.flac Forms: mlinzi class I [canonical], walinzi class II [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -linda (“to defend”) + -i. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m-|linda|-i|alt2=-linda|t2=to defend}} m- + -linda (“to defend”) + -i Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mlinzi class I (plural walinzi class II)
  1. defender; guard Synonyms: mlindaji
    Sense id: en-mlinzi-sw-noun-frots418
  2. (soccer) defender Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Categories (lifeform): Seabirds Synonyms: mtetezi, defenda
    Sense id: en-mlinzi-sw-noun-ckbSsrnO Disambiguation of Seabirds: 4 92 4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m-, Swahili terms suffixed with -i Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 82 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 93 4 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 7 91 2 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Swahili terms suffixed with -i: 5 89 5 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  3. petrel
    Sense id: en-mlinzi-sw-noun-OAHAiwAC

Inflected forms

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        "3": "linda",
        "4": "-i",
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        }
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      ],
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        [
          "petrel",
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        ]
      ]
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    },
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